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Crime

Man accused of planning attack on British Jews wanted to ‘kill as many as possible’

Court hears that Walid Saadaoui took inspiration from the 2015 Bataclan terror attack in Paris

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October 16, 2025 16:51

Health Secretary: medical regulators are failing Jews

Wes Streeting writes for the JC on the action the government is taking to stamp out antisemitism in the NHS

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October 16, 2025 16:56

Health Secretary Wes Streeting has condemned the UK's medical regulator, the GMC, for 'failing publicly and abysmally' on the issue of NHS antisemitism (Image: Getty)

Oxford

Guns seized from family home of Oxford student who led chants to ‘put the Zios in the ground’

Samuel Williams, a student at Balliol College, has been arrested

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October 16, 2025 17:18

An image shared to Samuel Williams' private Instagram and posted on X appears to show the student brandishing a plastic gun (Photo: David Collier, X)

Football

Fury after Maccabi Tel Aviv fans banned from Aston Villa match over ‘safety’

The prime minister and leader of the opposition both condemn the decision

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October 16, 2025 17:35

Inside Villa Park stadium prior to a Premier League match against Burnley (Photo by Dan Mullan/Getty Images)

Donald Trump

Trump threatens to ‘kill’ Hamas over Gaza civilian executions

The president appeared to suggest that the US could ‘go in’ to Gaza, but later clarified that any action would be taken by a regional partner

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October 17, 2025 09:17

US President Trump speaks during a meeting with President of Argentina Javier Milei in the Cabinet Room at the White House on October 14, 2025 in Washington, DC (Image: Getty Images)

Palestinian Authority

‘160 newly released Palestinian terrorists likely millionaires' thanks to pay for slay system

The richest convict is thought to be worth just shy of £2 million

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October 17, 2025 09:49

Under the 'pay for slay' system, the PA made payments to those convicted of violent offences against Israelis, or to their families, to sustain them while in prison

Hostages

Hostage Elkana Bohbot stitched a doll for his son using scraps of fabric while in captivity

Elkana’s son Re’em was just three-years-old when his father was kidnapped

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October 17, 2025 10:29

The moment Elkana Bohbot was finally reunited with his son Re'em after being released from captivity in Gaza (GPO)

Israel

Israeli activists plan to block Gaza aid over Hamas ceasefire ‘violations’

The group, which is reported to have links to the Israeli far-right, said that no aid should be given to Gaza until the remains all deceased hostages are returned

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October 17, 2025 10:06

Reut Ben Haim, founder of the Tzav 9 protest movement, attends Knesset Constitution, Law and Justice Committee meeting in Jerusalem, on August 7, 2024 (Image: Flash90)

Hostages

Body of murdered hostage Bipin Joshi returning to Nepal next week

Hamas finally released his body on Tuesday after more than two years

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October 17, 2025 11:18

Bipin Joshi (right) pictured with his family (Image: Courtesy)

Antisemitism

Jewish groups welcome government plan to tackle ‘out of control’ NHS antisemitism

The prime minister has commissioned Lord Mann to review antisemitism and racism in the health service

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October 17, 2025 11:38

Prime Minister Keir Starmer (C) accompanied by Wes Streeting, Secretary of State for Health and Social Care (R) visits a healthcare provider in Surrey (Image: Getty).

BBC

Ofcom rules BBC Gaza documentary was ‘materially misleading’

The regulator concluded that the BBC committed a ‘serious breach’ of broadcasting rules

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October 17, 2025 11:50

The BBC failed to disclose that the child narrator was the son of a Hamas minister (Picture: BBC)

Villa Park Judenfrei: When UK police chose mob rule over the rule of law

The sway of community advisers over policing is among the most under-reported but dangerous trends – and helps explain police tolerance of Jew hate on our streets

3 min read

October 17, 2025 12:06

Maccabi supporters wave yellow flags next to Israeli flags during the UEFA Europa League football match between Ajax Amsterdam and Maccabi Tel Aviv at the Johan-Cruijff stadium, in Amsterdam on November 7, 2024. (Image: Getty)

Brighton & Hove

Brighton Council cut October 7, Hamas terror references from Jewish community speech

The council tried to censor a Jewish speaker before backing a motion to investigate the city’s financial links to Israel

5 min read

October 17, 2025 11:56

Education

Student groups ‘glorifying terror’ as they reject ceasefire and commemorate Yahya Sinwar’s anniversary

Numerous groups shared pro-Hamas content as the Government warned of surging antisemitism on campus

4 min read

October 17, 2025 12:31

'It is shameful, but sadly predictable, that students are once again glorifying terrorists and endorsing proscribed organisations,' said UJS president Louis Danker (Photo: Getty)

Sir Keir Starmer

Starmer: Sadiq Khan is wrong, ‘from the river to the sea’ is an antisemitic chant

The prime minister and the home secretary visited CST in North London

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October 16, 2025 12:17

Shabana Mahmood (3L) and Mark Gardner (R) listen as Keir Starmer speaks to members of the Jewish community at the Community Security Trust (Photo by Carlos Jasso - WPA Pool/Getty Images)

Maccabi Tel Aviv

I’m a Jewish Villa fan – I’m afraid to let my son wear his Magen David after Maccabi ban

West Midlands police have faced significant backlash from the Jewish community over the decision to bar Maccabi Tel Aviv fans from a Europa League clash at Villa Park next month

3 min read

October 17, 2025 14:13

Six-year-old Jonah had been excited to watch the Maccabi Tel Aviv versus Aston Villa match next month, but after Israeli fans were banned, his father says the family is now concentrating on how to attend safely

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